Crataegus Spp.) Fruits Species for Potential Use in Food Applications
foods Article Physicochemical Characterization, Antioxidant Activity, and Phenolic Compounds of Hawthorn (Crataegus spp.) Fruits Species for Potential Use in Food Applications Abolfazl Alirezalu 1 , Nima Ahmadi 2,*, Peyman Salehi 3, Ali Sonboli 3, Kazem Alirezalu 4, Amin Mousavi Khaneghah 5, Francisco J. Barba 6 , Paulo E.S. Munekata 7 and Jose M. Lorenzo 7,* 1 Department of Horticultural Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Urmia University, Urmia 5756151818, Iran; a.alirezalu@urmia.ac.ir 2 Department of Horticultural Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran 1411713116, Iran 3 Medicinal Plants and Drugs Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran 1983969411, Iran; p-salehi@sbu.ac.ir (P.S.); a-sonboli@sbu.ac.ir (A.S.) 4 Department of Food Science and Technology, Ahar Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran; kazem.alirezalu@tabrizu.ac.ir 5 Department of Food Science, Faculty of Food Engineering, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, 13083-862 São Paulo, Brazil; mousavi@unicamp.br 6 Nutrition and Food Science Area, Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Food Science, Toxicology and Forensic Medicine Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitat de València, Avda.Vicent Andrés Estellés, s/n, 46100 Burjassot, València, Spain; francisco.barba@uv.es 7 Centro Tecnológico de la Carne de Galicia, rúa Galicia n◦ 4, Parque Tecnológico de Galicia, San Cibrao das Viñas, 32900 Ourense, Spain; paulosichetti@ceteca.net * Correspondence: ahmadin@modares.ac.ir (N.A.); jmlorenzo@ceteca.net (J.M.L.); Tel.: +98 21 48292088 (N.A.); +34-988548277 (J.M.L.) Received: 11 March 2020; Accepted: 1 April 2020; Published: 4 April 2020 Abstract: Hawthorn belongs to the Crataegus genus of the Rosaceae family and is an important medicinal plant.
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